The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
BROOKLYN, z; ATHLETICS, 5.
Ba-e-BalI Notes.

1t is said the twenty-five games in succession
that Bennett caught didemuch to give the De-
troit club the pennant.5
Hatfield, now with the New York club, stole
141 bases 10 los games played with the Portland
club. leading the New England League. An
drews, OF the same club, is second, with I22
stolen bases to his credit
Kansas City, Denver and Omaha are probably
the only clubs in the Western League that will
end the season financially ahead. Even Topeka.
with a winning but expensive team. is said to
be far behind The stockholders profit will con.
sist of glory alone.
game for Umpire Valentine yesterday. AS the
club has no open dares between now and the
time the players contracts expire he will per-
baps not be given a benefit, much TO the regret
of the members Of the team.
Weidman. who released by the Metro
politan club on Friday, pitched for the New
been in direct violation of the rules, which pro-
vide that player of the Association cannot take
part in a League game until ten days after his
release, and vice versa
Ed Williamson threw q ball 13o yards foot
at Pttsburg on Friday. This is only seven and
one-half inches short of the famous throw made
BY John Hatfield in BROOKLYN. on October 10.
1872, but as the ball thrown by Williamson was
caught on the fly by Carroll Ia about waist
high it would have gone far beyond Hatfeld's
throw il let alone.
The ST. Louis Browns and Chicagos have ar
ranged winter series of games. These two
teams will meet in eight different contests prior
to going to California. They will play series
nf games in Memphis, Nashville, Macon. Atlanta
Mobile, New Orleans. Galveston and Houston
Texas. From the latter point they will continue
their journey San Francisco. where they are en-
raged for a series Of contests this winter
McPhee will play second base for the Browns on
this trip.
Philadelphia Times: The winding-up series
mas brought out some surprises The tail-enders
Pittsbnre, Washington and indianapolis. are
finishing the season in great style. Tho Smoky
City clubs victories over Chicago made it posi-
Die Tor the home team to gain second place. The
fittsourgs have only been playing the bail they
are capable or during the past week. ana if the
same team Is kept together for next season it
Will hold a much better place. Tine Washing
tone have also taken new lease aud have made
brilliant record In their last series with New
York and Boston. Indianapolis has been ex-
permentine with new material and Judging
from the Hoosiers' 6ne showing against Detroit
Manager Foeel is fast getting his team into good
shape for next season.
The series of first games between Iudianapo-
lis and Cleveland for the tailend championship
will begin In this city to-day The Cleveland
club viii arrive this morning, and the game
will be called at the usual hour, 800 o'clock
Boyle and Meyers will be the battery for the
home team. and the Cleveland team will nut in
their best battery. They will play here to-day. |
and Thursday, ard on Friday and |
in Cleveland After the close of the |
series of exhibition games with Cleveland the /
club will play in Kalamazoo next |
Monday, in Lafayette Wednesday and Union /
C'.v thursday. On Friday and Saturday they !